ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING PICKING ROBOTS
First Claim
1. A system for transporting products comprising:
- (a) at least one picking robot including a drive unit for moving the picking robot, at least one product container, and at least one robot processor; and
(b) at least one order-processing device including at least one order-processing processor in data communication with the at least one robot processor;
wherein at least one of the order-processing processor and the robot processor is configured to;
(i) receive at least one order including at least one product to be picked,(ii) generate at least one picking itinerary based upon the at least one order and warehouse information, the at least one picking itinerary including the at least one product to be picked, at least one product location indicative of where the product is stored, and a sequence of picking the at least one product;
(iii) generate at least one travel path for the at least one robot based upon the picking itinerary; and
(iv)direct the drive unit to move the robot along the travel path to the at least one product location such that the at least one product may be received in the at least one product container.
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Abstract
According to one aspect, a system for transporting products that includes at least one picking robot including at least one robot processor, and at least one order-processing device including at least one order-processing processor in data communication with the at least one robot processor. At least one of the order-processing processor and the robot processor is configured to receive at least one order including at least one product to be picked, generate at least one picking itinerary based upon the at least one order and warehouse information, generate at least one travel path for the at least one robot based upon the picking itinerary, and direct the robot along the travel path.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for transporting products comprising:
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(a) at least one picking robot including a drive unit for moving the picking robot, at least one product container, and at least one robot processor; and (b) at least one order-processing device including at least one order-processing processor in data communication with the at least one robot processor; wherein at least one of the order-processing processor and the robot processor is configured to; (i) receive at least one order including at least one product to be picked, (ii) generate at least one picking itinerary based upon the at least one order and warehouse information, the at least one picking itinerary including the at least one product to be picked, at least one product location indicative of where the product is stored, and a sequence of picking the at least one product; (iii) generate at least one travel path for the at least one robot based upon the picking itinerary; and (iv)direct the drive unit to move the robot along the travel path to the at least one product location such that the at least one product may be received in the at least one product container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for transporting products comprising:
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(a) receiving at least one order including at least one product to be picked, (b) generating at least one picking itinerary based upon the at least one order and warehouse information, the at least one picking itinerary including the at least one product to be picked, at least one product location indicative of where the product is stored, and a sequence of picking the at least one product; (c) generating at least one travel path for at least one robot based upon the picking itinerary; and (d) directing the at least one robot to move along the travel path to the at least one product location such that the at least one product may be received in the at least one product container.
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23. A robot for transporting products comprising:
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(a) at least one drive unit for moving the robot; (b) at least one product container for receiving one or more products; (c) at least one robot processor configured to; (i) receive at least one travel path to at least one product location indicative of where at least one product is stored; and (ii) direct the at least one drive unit to move the robot along the travel path to the at least one product location such that the at least one product may be received in the at least one product container.
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